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Russia strikes in Ukraine cause Moldovan blackouts

(17 Nov 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Chisinau - 16 November 2022 1. Various of power network near Chisinau, Moldova ++MUTE++ 2. Exterior shot of Energy Institute 3. Reporter speaking to the director of Chisinau Energy Institute, in his office 4. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Mihai Tirsu, director of Energy Institute at the Technical University in Chisinau: “We have to understand that energy flows go partly from Ukraine to Moldova, from Moldova to Ukraine. They circulate from one side to another and when the flow disappears on one segment, it starts to overload other lines. So the system is capable of functioning without interruption. But when massive disconnections occur at several stations, the system goes off-line because it becomes unbalanced and the protection systems step in." 5. Various of power grid ++MUTE++ 6. Various of power grid map 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Constantin Borosan, State Secretary in the Department of Energy, Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development “ We have appealed to the consumers to lower their consumption specifically during peak hours. Everyone should understand that during the peak hours there is not sufficient electricity, simple.” 8. Various of power grid ++MUTE++ 9. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Aliona, resident: “We regret that it came down to such high tariffs (for the energy) and it will be even higher in the future.” 10. Wide of power cables 11. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Aliona, resident: “We try to save. We had three fridges and we are down to two and all the time we switch off the lights, we have fewer light bulbs, even though we started to live a bit better and we wanted more, but now...” 12. Various of power lines 13. SOUNDBITE (Romanian) Valeriu, resident: “We turn the heating on during the night only, we switch off the lights and watch TV in the dark in the evening. The more we do this, the better for our energy consumption and for our pockets.” 14. Various of power lines outside Chisinau STORYLINE: Massive blackouts that temporarily hit more than a half-dozen cities across Moldova this week highlighted the impact Russia's war in Ukraine is having on Europe's poorest country. The power outages happened Tuesday as the Russian military pounded infrastructure targets across Ukraine, which borders Moldova. Less than a week earlier, the European Union pledged 250 million euros (nearly $260 million) to help the former Soviet republic tackle a severe energy crisis after Russia halved its natural gas supply. Moldova became a candidate for EU membership in June, on the same day neighbouring Ukraine did. Moldova’s pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, said Moscow’s decision to cut her country's gas supplies amounted to “political blackmail” and was an attempt to “cynically exploit people’s hardships" and to turn the country away from its path toward joining the EU. The energy crisis was compounded when Transnistria — a Moscow-backed separatist region of Moldova with a key power plant and where Russia bases around 1,500 troops, nominally as “peacekeepers” — also cut electricity to other parts of the country. In response, Moldovan authorities turned to another neighbour, Romania, which now supplies about 90% of the smaller nation's electricity, according to Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu. But Moldova’s Soviet-era energy systems remain interconnected with Ukraine, which is why the Russian missile barrage triggered the automatic shutdown of a supply line and caused the lights to go out temporarily. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...